The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-05-14
OF GENERAL INTEREST.


found one thousand one hundred and
ninety dollars in five-dollar gold pieces.
The oldest library in the world is
that of Kwotozo-Kien, which was es.
tablished during the Chow dynasty in
China (B. G. 1112).
1t is all very well to talk about
mind reading, but the thing that shonld
be encouraged is newspaper reading
burlington HaIckeye.
1t is believed that thousands will
be added this year to Alaskas popula-
ton, as mining and exploring are to be
theoretically prosecuted.
"A Canadian editor describes his
contemporary as "that freak against
natures laws sandwiched between
weazene d-up soul and diseased mag
nation"
The British war-ship Raven is re-
ported to have been saved from de-
struction III cyclone in the South Pa
cific by liberal use of oil, which stilled
the stormy waters.
"A seminary for young ladies at
Lasell, Mass, has issued a beautifully
illustrated catalogue in which an
nouncement is made that pains is
taken to cultivate the best habits in
speaking and writing the English Ian
guage. Cincinnati Times.
"A Philadelphia economist figures
out the reduction of car fare in that
city from six to five cents as positive
loss to poor people. He says that
when they walked before they saved
six cents, and now they only save five
cents. Christian at Work.
AN Alderney COW is now an essen
tial appurtenance aboard a well APP
pointed pleasure yacht. James Gordon
Bennett has one packed into zine
stall on the Namouna, so the choicest
cream can be had at every meal. The
COW says she likes yachting.
England is the only country in
Europe where the military forces are
recruited by voluntary enlistment.
Therefore her industries benefit enor.
mously by the comparatively small
number of young men withdrawn from
them and saddled upon the national
earnings Chicago Times.
"A woodcutter in the forests near
Bangor. Me-, was the victim of a singu-
lar illness a few days ago. His pro-
visions ran short and he was compelled
to eat cracked corn to save himself
from starving. He drank great deal
of water and the corn swelled, and but
for the timely arrival of doctor he
would have died.
The electric railroads in Los Ange-
ies, Cal, where the climate is consid-
cred to be the most favorable for them,
are decided failures. One electric
road, about one and half miles in
length, requires an engine of about
fifty horsepower to supply the electric
ity of two cars, and. at this rate, is con-
sidered not profitable
THAT cells can live without water
for at least eighteen days, is demon
strated. by a recent occurrence at the
South Kensington Aquarium, London.
Eighteen days after tank had been re-
moved, ten cells were found secreted in
a perfectly dry crevice of the adjoining
masonry. When placed in water they
speedily became as lively as ever.-M
y. Ledger.
In celebrated will case, recently
on trial on the Pacific coast, part Of
the evidence adduced to show the in
sanity of the testator was the fact that
one of his most highly priced posses
sions had been the false tooth of a
woman with whom he had been init
mately acquainted. He had had the
precious keepsake handsomely mounted
in gold and wore it as scarf-pin.-
Chicago Herald.
To find approximately the amount
of water a pump will move per minute,
assuming one hundred feet piston speed
as the standard, square the diameter of
the water cylinders and divide by four;
and, inVersely, to find the size of a
pump to perform a required duty, in
gallons, divide the number of gallons
by four, and extract the square root of
the quotient; the result is the diameter
of water cylinder required. -Boston
Budget.
The One-ceat booths which Mrs.
Lamadris, charitable woman of New
York, he's started in the lowerw wards of
the city are being abundantly patron
lied. She began only about three
months ago, and is now running no
less than nine within gunshot of the
.post-oflice She keeps sharp eye
upon the class of men and boys fire.
quenting these stands, and is con.
WINGED that she is furnishing meals to
the worthy poor"
-Jewelry is often a stumbling-block
to a red-haired woman. Diamonds
coarsen the complexion, but pearls re-